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Bundesliga/2.Bundesliga: record of 9.4 million tickets sold in the first half of the 2018-19 season

"In the first half of the current 2018-19 season, the number of 9,418,148 tickets sold by the 36 professional clubs marked a record" and "represented an increase of around 220,000 tickets or 2.4% compared with the first half of the 2017-18 season (9,198,684)," announced the DFL, on 07/02/2019…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 140088
• Published on 14/02/19 at 15:15
©  DC
ECA: 22nd General Assembly to be held in Amsterdam (NED), on Monday 25/03 and Tuesday 26/03/2019

"ECA is hosting its 22nd General Assembly on 25-26/03/2019 at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands," announced the European Club Association on 12/02/2019. "The General Assembly will be followed by a media conference with the ECA chairman Andrea Agnelli (ITA) at approximately 13:30 CET on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140007
• Published on 14/02/19 at 14:54
©  UEFA
UEFA: a new Champions League account on the Chinese instant messaging platform WeChat

UEFA has launched a new Champions League account on WeChat (China's instant messaging platform), "building on the recent relaunch of its Weibo account (in November 2018) to bring the competition closer to Chinese fans," said the European body, on 13/02/2019. "The WeChat and Weibo platforms…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 140010
• Published on 14/02/19 at 11:56
©  Julien Guichard
Think Football 2019: "Since 2005 we started to build the DFL as a real media company" (C. Seifert)

"Every weekend, more than 15 million people are watching (the Bundesliga) via screens. And remember, we have the second best attendance per match worldwide, behind the NFL. So, if you break down the numbers, every weekend 97% of our audience is watching on a screen, and 3% in the stadium. This is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 139557
• Published on 13/02/19 at 18:25
©  Julien Guichard
Think Football 2019: "There is real momentum in the fight against piracy" (Julien Taieb, LFP)

"We've been saying for a long time that we shouldn't talk about piracy to avoid advertising it, but that's over. All sectors combined, it represents a loss of €1.2bn because of it enriches people who do not share their profits. The coming audiovisual law (in France) in 2019 makes us think that…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 139660
• Published on 13/02/19 at 14:34
©  UEFA
UEFA: a fixed compensation of CHF1.56m (gross) for president Aleksander Ceferin for 2017-18

"For 2017-18, Aleksander Ceferin (SVN) the UEFA president received fixed compensation of CHF 1,560,000 gross, unchanged from the previous year (€1,348,160 on 30/06/2018, or €112,300/month). The UEFA president is not eligible for any bonus. UEFA contributes to his social charges, pension fund and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 139959
• Published on 13/02/19 at 13:40
©  Julien Guichard
Think Football 2019: "International, digital and anti-piracy are our priorities" (D. Quillot, LFP)

"International development, digital development, and the fight against piracy are our three priorities for 2019. We have begun many actions to develop our league in China, now we must do the same in the United States, Africa and India. All are priority markets for us," said Didier Quillot, CEO of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 139704
• Published on 12/02/19 at 15:49
©  UEFA
UEFA: "Work to ensure European football remains respectful, respectable and respected" (A. Ceferin)

"During this next term of office, we will work together to ensure that European football remains united, that European football remains respectful, respectable and respected, and that European football continues to demonstrate solidarity and bring hope. Thank you once again for placing your trust…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 139788
• Published on 12/02/19 at 14:24
©  D.R.
Piracy: LaLiga and LtaHub (legal partner) shut down three illegal IPTV platforms in Brazil

LaLiga, in collaboration with the content protection agency LtaHub, a legal partner of the Spanish League in Latin America, has obtained the closure of "three illegal IPTV platforms" in Brazil, announced the Spanish League, on 11/02/2019. "The trio of websites that commercialised these illegal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 139854
• Published on 12/02/19 at 12:19
©  FIFA
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019: the fouth edition will take place in Milan (ITA) on 23/09/2019

"The Best FIFA Football Awards - a star-studded night celebrating football's greatest - will be hosted in Milan, Italy for the first time on 23/09/2019. The world-famous Teatro alla Scala will be the venue where the best of the best in world football will be honoured. Legends of the game from…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 139807
• Published on 12/02/19 at 11:04